The United Republican Party (URP) was a political party in Kenya.
United Republican Party URP | |
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| Leader | William Ruto |
| Chairperson | Francis Ole Kaparo |
| Secretary-General | Fred Muteti |
| Founder | Charles Keter |
| Founded | 15 January 2012 |
| Dissolved | 8 September 2016 |
| Merged into | Jubilee Party |
| Headquarters | Nairobi |
| Ideology | Liberalism |
| National affiliation | Jubilee Alliance |
| Slogan | Kusema na kutenda |
| Website | |
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History
editThe party was launched by William Ruto, in conjunction with several Kenyan politicians allied to a faction of Orange Democratic Movement opposed to Raila Odinga, as their vehicle for the March 2013 general elections. The party's launch was announced after a week of meetings on 15 January 2012.[1] In December, Ruto and the leaders of several other political parties signed a pre-election coalition deal, in which he became a running mate for Uhuru Kenyatta and URP received half the spoils of an election victory.[2] The party subsequently joined the Jubilee Alliance, which nominated Kenyatta for the presidency. In the elections Kenyatta was elected president, whilst the URP emerged as the third-largest party in Parliament, winning 12 seats in the Senate and 76 in the National Assembly.
In 2016, the party was dissolved by Secretary-General Fred Muteti and William Ruto merging into the Jubilee Party.[3]
References
edit- ^ Ruto, Allies Launch Political Party Capital FM, 15 January 2012
- ^ Raila, Kalonzo seal deal as Mudavadi joins Uhuru, Ruto Standard Media, 5 December 2012
- ^ 13 parties wind up today for Jubilee merger Daily Nation, 8 September 2016
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